Judge Carole Smitherman retires after 20 years, but isn’t stepping away just yet
Smitherman was the first African American female judge in Jefferson County and Birmingham’s first Black female mayor.
FTC Chair praises Justice Thomas as ‘the most important judge of the last 100 years’ for Black History Month
US Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on ...
Celebrating Black History Month: Sacramento County Judge Bunmi Awoniyi breaks barriers
As we commemorate Black History Month, KCRA 3 is recognizing the contributions of African Americans in shaping our ...
A US Congressman, his enslaved half-brothers and the history of an Austin log farmstead
Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...
‘A giant in the struggle for justice’: Fort Worth judge L. Clifford Davis has died at 100
Judge L. Clifford Davis, the first Black judge to be elected in Tarrant County and the civil rights lawyer who helped ...
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With DEI under siege, a look at representation in the local family court system
With the national conversation about DEI boiling over, we discuss representation in the court system We sit down with Monroe County Family Court Judge Fatimat Reid, the first African American ...
Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
A union representing the judges said it “makes no sense” to make cuts to immigration courts as Trump promises to carry out ...
Dallas Morning News14d
Trickle-down diversity doesn’t work
In 1966 Louis A. Bedford (left) joined other municipal court judges in taking the oath of office. He became the first African-American judge in Dallas' history.(City of Dallas archives ...
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‘A giant in the struggle for justice’: Fort Worth judge L. Clifford Davis has died at 100
Judge L. Clifford Davis holds a book, released by local attorney Bobbie Edmonds, about his life and legacy. Davis opened one of the first African-American law offices in Tarrant County and was one ...